Bernie Lawyers

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Since 1984, Shea Kohl Law, LC has been providing high-quality, personalized legal services to residents throughout Missouri’s St. Charles, Lincoln, St. Louis, and Warren counties. Clients from areas such as Columbia, Hannibal, and Cape Girardeau also look to us for assistance, as do residents of Illinois. When you want solid facts and a candid appraisal of your case, along with practical working solutions to your legal problems, turn to us. We don’t sugar coat or make false promises to you. We tell it...

John D. James was born in St. Charles, Missouri. John received his B.A. from Tulane University with a major in English Literature. John graduated summa cum laude. John received his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University School of Law. He graduated as a member of Order of the Coif, which is an honor bestowed on students who are in the top 10% of their class. He was also a member Tulane’s Law Review. John gained courtroom experience through Tulane’s Criminal Clinic and while working as an intern for the Lincoln County Public Defender’s Office. During this time, John obtained his first Not...

Since June 1997, David has been a trial lawyer in private practice with his office located “on the square” in downtown Waynesville. David primarily concentrates his legal representation in the areas of Probate Law, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Injury Law, Landlord-Tenant Law and Civil Law. He has extensive trial experience in a wide variety of cases including Criminal Law; Injury Law; Adoption Law; Guardianships, Conservatorships and Probate Law; Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning; Landlord-Tenant Law; Contract Law; and Military Law. From 1990 to 1997, David served on active duty in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He tried more than...

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We file chapter 7, 12 and 13 bankruptcies. Certified mediator. Former prosecuting attorney with 15 yrs experience prosecuting.

Over the past 2 decades of working in disability law, I believe my primary duty is not to guarantee I will win every case, but to guarantee that I will always fight to win each case. I believe this can be done in a respectful manner, however, it is my goal that our Firm provide compassionate and zealous advocacy for every single client who gives us the opportunity to represent him or her. Before starting his private practice, Mr. Parmele worked with the Social Security Administration as a Senior Staff Attorney. He worked directly with the Administrative Law Judges (ALJs)...

Practicing law for nearly 20 years. General Practice concentrating in Family and Criminal Law. A caring lawyer who will take time to listen to what you want, provide you honest answers and devise a plan to do our best to get you moving in the right direction.

Experience is the best teacher and I have been practicing since 1981. I have been a municipal prosecutor in several cities in Jackson County and now serve as Judge in several of those jurisdictions. Previously I was a State Trooper in Missouri and taught the police academy for many years. Initially, my practice concentrated on medical malpractice and modernly I concentrate on Traffic and Criminal, Estate Planning, Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury. Nine times out of ten you don’t need an attorney but most assuredly you must have an attorney for criminal and traffic cases or whenever help...